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In [[established::1939]] the museum collection was presented to the public in the premises of the town hall in Mestni trg and the [[Loka Museum, Škofja Loka]] was thus founded. The museum carries out digitalisation of 17,500 items and 42,000 inventory units of documentation, an important part of which are the collections concerning the former Loka seigniory under the Freising Bishops' authority between 973 and 1803. At the headquarters in [[Loka Castle]] the archaeological, ethnological, art history, and other collections are on display, and two exhibition rooms offer temporary exhibitions.
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In [[established::1939]], the museum collection was presented to the public in the premises of the town hall in Mestni trg and the [[Loka Museum, Škofja Loka|Škofja Loka Museum]] was thus founded. The collections concerning the former Loka seigniory under the Freising Bishops' authority between 973 and 1803 remain the most important. Since 1959, the museum resides in the picturesque [[Loka Castle]] where the historical, archaeological, ethnological, natural history, art and sports collections are displayed. There is even a permanent media display about the [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]]. These permanent exhibitions pay tribute also to important personalities that transgress the local character: the impressionist painter [[Ivan Grohar]] (1867–1911), writer and politician [[Ivan Tavčar]] (1851–1923) and his wife [[Franja Tavčar]] (1868–1938), herself an influential active social-minded worker, humanitarian and politician.
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An open-air museum, launched in 1962 in cooperation with the Museum Society Škofja Loka, is situated at the castle park. It consists of four vernacular buildings, including the wooden Škopar House from the 16th century, a mill and a lapidarium.
  
An open-air museum, opened in 1962 in cooperation with the Museum Society Škofja Loka, is situated at a castle park. It consists of four vernacular buildings, including the wooden Škopar House from the 16th century, the mill and the lapidarium.
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== History ==
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In 1936, an exhibition on crafts and industry took place in Škofja Loka. Soon after, the local Museum Society was founded. The society's goal was to collect as many works of art and antiques as possible in the town and its environs and, simultaneously, to obtain suitable premises to exhibit these objects, the latter was realised in the Škofja Loka town hall in 1939, and the Loka Museum was first established.
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In 1946, after World War II, the Loka Museum was allocated its own premises in Puštal Castle, in which the collections were exhibited. In 1959, the museum moved to its present location in [[Loka Castle]]. The displays of the collections have been renovated several times. Among the more recently renovated are the [[Ivan Tavčar]] and [[Ivan Grohar]] rooms. In 2017, the [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]] permanent exhibition as well as the Sports in the Area of Škofja Loka collection were added, the latter as a result of a close collaboration with the local community.
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{{Wide Image|Loka Museum 2013 permanent exhibition Ivan Tavcar.jpg}}
  
 
== Programme ==
 
== Programme ==
The museum documents, collects, preserves, and protects natural and movable cultural heritage from the Škofja Loka region. It cooperates with other organisations and communities as well as with private owners of cultural collections in order to present the collections and to offer them expert help. It carries out a wide range of educational activities for all age groups, such as workshops, lectures, and guided tours through its exhibitions.
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The museum focuses on the cultural heritage of the Škofja Loka region. It cooperates with other organisations and local communities as well as with private owners of cultural collections in order to present the collections and to offer them expert help. A special collection on beekeeping and the permanent exhibition ''Lazy bums, be more like the busy little bee foraging for food with glee'', conceived in collaboration with the Škofja Loka Beekeepers' Association, is one of such regional development projects. It is displayed at the association's premises in Brode in the nearby Poljanska Valley.
 
 
It manages three venues, [[France Mihelič Gallery, Škofja Loka|France Mihelič Gallery]], [[Ivan Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka|Ivan Grohar Gallery]], Cankar Battalion Memorial Room in Dražgoše, and an open-air museum at castle park. In 2007 a permanent ethnological exhibition was settled in Dražgoše.
 
  
== History ==
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The museum also carries out a wide range of educational activities for all age groups, such as workshops, lectures and guided tours of its exhibitions. For this purpose, a set of regular topical programmes was conceived, which take place in the Museum's "Living Room".
In 1936 an exhibition on crafts and industry took place in Škofja Loka and soon after the local Museum Society was founded. The society's goal was to collect as many works of art and antiques as possible in the town and its environs, and simultaneously to obtain suitable premises to exhibit these objects, which came true in Škofja Loka town hall in 1939, when establishing the Loka Museum.
 
  
In 1946, after World War II, the Loka Museum was allocated its own premises in Puštal Castle, in which the collections were exhibited. In 1959 the museum moved to its present location in [[Loka Castle]]. The collections were renovated several times with the major changes in 1999 and 2012.
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Apart from the venues at the Loka Castle, which include the Chapel, the Castle Gallery and the Round Tower for temporary exhibitions, the public institution also manages the [[France Mihelič Gallery, Škofja Loka|France Mihelič Gallery]], the [[Ivan Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka|Ivan Grohar Gallery]], the Cankar Battalion Memorial Room in Dražgoše, and an open-air museum at the castle park.  
  
 
== Collections ==
 
== Collections ==
Major exhibitions include a collection of archaeological artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age; an important collection of medieval documents, which includes the donation deed of 973 from Emperor Oton II to [[Bishop Abraham]] which confirms that the Loka territory (the river basins of both Sora Rivers and the Sora Plain) belonged to the Bavarian Bishopric of Freising for no less than 830 years; the famous [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]] of 1721, Slovenia's oldest preserved drama text; two Renaissance inscription slabs from 1513, one of which, depicting the Škofja Loka coat-of-arms, bears witness to the reconstruction of the town after the earthquake; and a guilds collection which presents the heritage of the Loka guilds, the oldest being those of tailors, shoemakers, furriers, and potters (deeds, small chests, jugs, a signet ring, banners, and signboards).
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Major exhibitions include a collection of archaeological artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age; an important collection of medieval documents, which contains the donation deed of 973 from Emperor Oton II to [[Bishop Abraham]] confirming that the Loka territory (the river basins of both Sora Rivers and the Sora Plain) belonged to the Bavarian Bishopric of Freising for no less than 830 years; two Renaissance inscription slabs from 1513, one of which depicts the Škofja Loka coat-of-arms and bears witness to the reconstruction of the town after an earthquake; and a guilds' collection which presents the heritage of the Loka guilds, the oldest being those of tailors, shoemakers, furriers and potters, and displays deeds, small chests, jugs, a signet ring, banners and signboards.
  
===Archaeological collection ===
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{{Wide Image|Loka Museum 2006 permanent exhibition Candlestick.jpg}}
The archaeological collection is presented to the public with three themes. The ''Settlement of the Loka Territory in the Archaeological Periods'' presents the items from the Stone Age to 973 AD; mediaeval town artefacts are presented with Upper Tower on Krancelj and the Town Square Komun and with Loka's Painted Bourgeois Ceramics.
 
  
 
===Art history collection===
 
===Art history collection===
The art history collection comprises works of art dating from the 14th century onwards. The core of the presentation of medieval art in the ground-floor corridor consists of numerous copies of frescoes from the churches of Suha, Križna gora, and Crngrob; from the latter originates the famous Holy Sunday fresco, created by the workshop of [[Janez Ljubljanski]] during the mid-15th century, which depicts Christ suffering on the cross, surrounded by instruments of torture, and scenes from the everyday life of peasants, craftsmen, merchants, and nobles.  
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The art history collection comprises works of art dating from the 14th century to contemporary art by the younger generation of local artists. The core of the presentation of medieval art consists of numerous copies of frescoes from the churches of Suha, Križna gora and Crngrob; from the latter originates the famous Holy Sunday fresco, created by the workshop of [[Janez Ljubljanski]] during the mid-15th century, which depicts Christ suffering on the cross, surrounded by instruments of torture, and scenes from the everyday life of peasants, craftsmen, merchants and nobles.  
  
 
In the castle chapel, four gilded altars are presented, originating from the church of Dražgoše, which was burnt down in 1942. The altars illustrate the development of woodcarving in the region in the 17th century from a mannerist architectural design to richly-decorated High Baroque altars.  
 
In the castle chapel, four gilded altars are presented, originating from the church of Dražgoše, which was burnt down in 1942. The altars illustrate the development of woodcarving in the region in the 17th century from a mannerist architectural design to richly-decorated High Baroque altars.  
  
The works of painters, natives from Škofja Loka, form a special collection, exhibited in the first-floor corridor – mainly the work of the Šubic family of wood sculptors and painters from Poljane ([[Štefan Šubic|Štefan]], [[Janez Šubic Sr|Janez Sr]], [[Janez Šubic Jr|Janez Jr]], [[Valentin Šubic|Valentin]], [[Jurij Šubic|Jurij]], [[Rajko Šubic|Rajko]], [[Mirko Šubic|Mirko]], and [[Ive Šubic]]). [[Ivan Grohar]], [[Ivan Franke]], [[France Košir]], [[Maksim Sedej]], [[Gvidon Birolla]], and [[Gojmir Anton Kos]] are also represented in the collection.
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The modern and contemporary art collection has been a vital part of the museum's scope and is unique in its consistency. This special collection includes the works of the Šubic family of wood sculptors and painters from Poljane ([[Štefan Šubic|Štefan]], [[Janez Šubic Sr|Janez Sr]], [[Janez Šubic Jr|Janez Jr]], [[Valentin Šubic|Valentin]], [[Jurij Šubic|Jurij]], [[Rajko Šubic|Rajko]], [[Mirko Šubic|Mirko]], and [[Ive Šubic]]). [[Ivan Franke]], [[France Košir]], [[Maksim Sedej]], [[Gvidon Birolla]], [[Gojmir Anton Kos]], [[Franc Novinc]], [[Herman Gvardjančič]], [[Metod Frlic]], [[Maja Šubic]], [[Tina Dobrajc]] and many others are also represented in the collection.
  
In 2012 two new collections were set up in the museum, presenting opus of the two personalities marking the late 19th and early 20th Century: Impressionist painter Ivan Grohar (1867–1911) who was born near Škofja Loka, and Ivan Tavčar, writer, lawyer and politician (1901–1907 a member of the Austrian Parliament, 1911–1921 a mayor of Ljubljana).
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Special attention is given to [[Ivan Grohar]] (1867–1911), the impressionist painter. In 2017, the exhibition presenting his early opus and life was set anew.
  
 
===Ethnological collection===
 
===Ethnological collection===
The ethnological collection of Loka Museum is one of the largest in Slovenia and has no less than 16 sections which present the life of peasants and burghers in Škofja Loka before industrialisation. Exhibits comprise objects used in the past in agriculture and cattle breeding, in the preparation of food and in transportation. The open-hearth kitchen displays tools and accessories related to cooking and baking, as well as various old lamps.  
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The ethnological collection of the Loka Museum is one of the largest in Slovenia presenting the life of peasants and burghers in Škofja Loka before industrialisation. Exhibits comprise objects used in the past in agriculture and cattle breeding, in the preparation of food, and in transportation. The open-hearth kitchen displays tools and accessories related to cooking and baking, as well as various old lamps.  
  
Special attention is given to trades that used to be crucial for the survival of Loka inhabitants: bobbin-work for lace, the sieve maker's trade, the hat trade, the linen trade, dyeing and printing linen, the making of artificial flowers, and the baking of decorated honey pastries ("mali kruhek"), a traditional speciality of Loka made of honey dough, shaped in models or by hand.
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Special attention is given to the trades that used to be crucial for the survival of Loka inhabitants: bobbin-work for lace, the sieve maker's trade, the hat trade, the linen trade, dyeing and printing linen, the making of artificial flowers, and the baking of decorated honey pastries – ''mali kruhek'' – a traditional speciality of Loka made of honey dough, shaped in moulds or by hand.
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The historical development of the eight traditional trades is meticulously presented to visitors depicting all phases of work, product trade and social circumstances in which craftsmen worked.
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The bobbin-lace making was introduced at Loka territory in the 2nd half of the 19th century, linked to the older tradition of the [[Idrija Municipal Museum|Idria region]]. It spread over the Poljanska and Selška valleys, with centres in Žiri and Železniki. At the beginning of the 20th century, three schools of bobbin-lace making were founded in the region by the Vienna Central Institute for Women Handwork: the first one was opened in Žiri (1906), then in Železniki (1907) and also at Trata near Gorenja vas (1909). The schools' programme focused on the techniques and products which were interesting for the market.
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{{Wide Image|Loka Museum 1998 permanent exhibition.jpg}}
  
 
===Cultural history and recent history displays===
 
===Cultural history and recent history displays===
Other important exhibitions include a cultural history display, which presents a survey of the development of education in the Loka region with facsimiles of the Škofja Loka Maniscript and the [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]]. The native, politician, and writer [[Ivan Tavčar]] (1851–1923) and his legacy are displayed in a separate room, furnished with Kalan's furniture from Visoko, a setting place of [[Ivan Tavčar|Tavčar's]] novel ''Visoška kronika''. To the cultural history collection also belongs a collection of burgher ceramics from the 16th and 17th centuries and the documentation of the [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]] performances in 1936 and 1999.
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Other important exhibitions include a cultural history display, which presents a survey of the development of education in the Loka region and a collection of burgher ceramics from the 16th and 17th centuries. The museum houses the facsimiles of the Škofja Loka Manuscript and the documentation of an important part of the region's intangible heritage, the [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]] performances in 1936 and 1999.  
  
 
A recent history collection presents the Loka region in the 20th century. Activities during World War I, the strike actions between 1935 and 1936, the Dražgoše battle during World War II, and the national liberation movement are some of the topics presented.
 
A recent history collection presents the Loka region in the 20th century. Activities during World War I, the strike actions between 1935 and 1936, the Dražgoše battle during World War II, and the national liberation movement are some of the topics presented.
  
===Natural history collection===
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The recent permanent display presents the role of sports activities in the region. The history and development of the variety of sports disciplines are on view, ranging from basketball (introduced by the Ursulines at the very [[Loka Castle]]) to skydiving. The exhibition ends with a wall of fame that includes internationally successful competitors such as skier [[Jože Kuralt]], athlete [[Brigita Langerholc]], footballer [[Jan Oblak]]. The exhibition was initiated and prepared in close and long-term collaboration with local enthusiasts.
At the northern wing the biggest natural history collection in Gorenjska is placed, which exhibits the fauna of the Loka region, including fish, reptiles, birds, mammals, beetles, and butterflies.
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===Ivan Tavčar in the Loka Museum===
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The legacy of the native, politician and writer [[Ivan Tavčar]] (1851–1923) and his wife [[Franja Tavčar]] (1868–1938), also an influential and active citizen, is displayed in a separate room at the [[Loka Castle]], furnished with Kalan's furniture from Visoko, the setting of [[Ivan Tavčar|Tavčar's]] novel ''Visoška kronika'' (The Visoko Chronicle). The Tavčar collection was refurbished in 2012.
  
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In collaboration with the [[Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Ljubljana Regional Office|Ljubljana Regional Office at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia]] and the Municipality of Gorenja vas-Poljane, the Loka Museum has also prepared permanent displays on the Tavčar couple at their former [[Visoko Mansion]], where their tomb is also located.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
*[[Loka Castle]]
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* [[Loka Castle]]
 
* [[France Mihelič Gallery, Škofja Loka]]  
 
* [[France Mihelič Gallery, Škofja Loka]]  
 
* [[Ivan Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka]]  
 
* [[Ivan Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka]]  
 
* [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]]
 
* [[Škofja Loka Passion Play]]
* [[Sokolski dom Culture Centre, Škofja Loka]]
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* [[Visoko Mansion]]
* [[Historical Archives Ljubljana: Škofja Loka Unit]]
 
* [[Capuchin Monastery Archives and Library, Škofja Loka]]
 
* [[Gorenjska Museum]]
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.loski-muzej.si/en/ Loka Museum, Škofja Loka website]
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* [https://www.loski-muzej.si/en/about/ Loka Museum, Škofja Loka website]
* [http://www.mdloka.si/slo/main2.asp Museum Society Škofja Loka website]
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* [https://www.loski-muzej.si/stalne-zbirke-loski-muzej/ Loka Museum Collections]  
 
* [http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/LoskiMuzej/muzej.html Museum, Škofja Loka] on [[Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries]]
 
* [http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/LoskiMuzej/muzej.html Museum, Škofja Loka] on [[Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries]]
* [http://www.rescen.si/index.php?id=44 About Janez Ljubljanski, see chapter 1.1.2]
 
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Tavčar Ivan Tavčar on Wikipedia]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Tavčar Ivan Tavčar on Wikipedia]
* [http://www.burger.si/SkofjaLoka/2007/18_SkofjaLoka.html Open-air museum panoramas] on [[Virtual Guide to Slovene Museums and Galleries]]
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* [https://www.drama.si/repertoar/delo?id=2139 The performance of ''The Visoko Chronicle'' by SNG Drama]
* [http://www.burger.si/SkofjaLoka/Grad_SkofjaLoka.html Škofja Loka panoramas, for castle see the west points]
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* [http://kraji.eu/slovenija/skofjeloski_grad/IMG_4399_skofja_loka_skofjeloski_grad/eng Loka Castle – kraji.eu]
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Loka Castle 2012 01.jpgLoka Castle, Loka Museum, Škofja Loka) in winter 2012 In 1939, the museum collection was presented to the public in the premises of the town hall in Mestni trg and the Škofja Loka Museum was thus founded. The collections concerning the former Loka seigniory under the Freising Bishops' authority between 973 and 1803 remain the most important. Since 1959, the museum resides in the picturesque Loka Castle where the historical, archaeological, ethnological, natural history, art and sports collections are displayed. There is even a permanent media display about the Škofja Loka Passion Play. These permanent exhibitions pay tribute also to important personalities that transgress the local character: the impressionist painter Ivan Grohar (1867–1911), writer and politician Ivan Tavčar (1851–1923) and his wife Franja Tavčar (1868–1938), herself an influential active social-minded worker, humanitarian and politician.

An open-air museum, launched in 1962 in cooperation with the Museum Society Škofja Loka, is situated at the castle park. It consists of four vernacular buildings, including the wooden Škopar House from the 16th century, a mill and a lapidarium.


History

In 1936, an exhibition on crafts and industry took place in Škofja Loka. Soon after, the local Museum Society was founded. The society's goal was to collect as many works of art and antiques as possible in the town and its environs and, simultaneously, to obtain suitable premises to exhibit these objects, the latter was realised in the Škofja Loka town hall in 1939, and the Loka Museum was first established.

In 1946, after World War II, the Loka Museum was allocated its own premises in Puštal Castle, in which the collections were exhibited. In 1959, the museum moved to its present location in Loka Castle. The displays of the collections have been renovated several times. Among the more recently renovated are the Ivan Tavčar and Ivan Grohar rooms. In 2017, the Škofja Loka Passion Play permanent exhibition as well as the Sports in the Area of Škofja Loka collection were added, the latter as a result of a close collaboration with the local community.

Loka Museum 2013 permanent exhibition Ivan Tavcar.jpgA room dedicated to Ivan Tavčar (1851–1923), the native, politician and writer is furnished with Kalan's furniture from Visoko. A part of the Loka Museum in Škofja Loka, which was set refurbished in 2012.

Programme

The museum focuses on the cultural heritage of the Škofja Loka region. It cooperates with other organisations and local communities as well as with private owners of cultural collections in order to present the collections and to offer them expert help. A special collection on beekeeping and the permanent exhibition Lazy bums, be more like the busy little bee foraging for food with glee, conceived in collaboration with the Škofja Loka Beekeepers' Association, is one of such regional development projects. It is displayed at the association's premises in Brode in the nearby Poljanska Valley.

The museum also carries out a wide range of educational activities for all age groups, such as workshops, lectures and guided tours of its exhibitions. For this purpose, a set of regular topical programmes was conceived, which take place in the Museum's "Living Room".

Apart from the venues at the Loka Castle, which include the Chapel, the Castle Gallery and the Round Tower for temporary exhibitions, the public institution also manages the France Mihelič Gallery, the Ivan Grohar Gallery, the Cankar Battalion Memorial Room in Dražgoše, and an open-air museum at the castle park.

Collections

Major exhibitions include a collection of archaeological artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age; an important collection of medieval documents, which contains the donation deed of 973 from Emperor Oton II to Bishop Abraham confirming that the Loka territory (the river basins of both Sora Rivers and the Sora Plain) belonged to the Bavarian Bishopric of Freising for no less than 830 years; two Renaissance inscription slabs from 1513, one of which depicts the Škofja Loka coat-of-arms and bears witness to the reconstruction of the town after an earthquake; and a guilds' collection which presents the heritage of the Loka guilds, the oldest being those of tailors, shoemakers, furriers and potters, and displays deeds, small chests, jugs, a signet ring, banners and signboards.

Loka Museum 2006 permanent exhibition Candlestick Photo Joze Stukel.jpgA bronze candlestick in the form of a medieval page from 1400 was one among the numerous small representative objects found at the Upper Tower on Krancelj.

Art history collection

The art history collection comprises works of art dating from the 14th century to contemporary art by the younger generation of local artists. The core of the presentation of medieval art consists of numerous copies of frescoes from the churches of Suha, Križna gora and Crngrob; from the latter originates the famous Holy Sunday fresco, created by the workshop of Janez Ljubljanski during the mid-15th century, which depicts Christ suffering on the cross, surrounded by instruments of torture, and scenes from the everyday life of peasants, craftsmen, merchants and nobles.

In the castle chapel, four gilded altars are presented, originating from the church of Dražgoše, which was burnt down in 1942. The altars illustrate the development of woodcarving in the region in the 17th century from a mannerist architectural design to richly-decorated High Baroque altars.

The modern and contemporary art collection has been a vital part of the museum's scope and is unique in its consistency. This special collection includes the works of the Šubic family of wood sculptors and painters from Poljane (Štefan, Janez Sr, Janez Jr, Valentin, Jurij, Rajko, Mirko, and Ive Šubic). Ivan Franke, France Košir, Maksim Sedej, Gvidon Birolla, Gojmir Anton Kos, Franc Novinc, Herman Gvardjančič, Metod Frlic, Maja Šubic, Tina Dobrajc and many others are also represented in the collection.

Special attention is given to Ivan Grohar (1867–1911), the impressionist painter. In 2017, the exhibition presenting his early opus and life was set anew.

Ethnological collection

The ethnological collection of the Loka Museum is one of the largest in Slovenia presenting the life of peasants and burghers in Škofja Loka before industrialisation. Exhibits comprise objects used in the past in agriculture and cattle breeding, in the preparation of food, and in transportation. The open-hearth kitchen displays tools and accessories related to cooking and baking, as well as various old lamps.

Special attention is given to the trades that used to be crucial for the survival of Loka inhabitants: bobbin-work for lace, the sieve maker's trade, the hat trade, the linen trade, dyeing and printing linen, the making of artificial flowers, and the baking of decorated honey pastries – mali kruhek – a traditional speciality of Loka made of honey dough, shaped in moulds or by hand.

The historical development of the eight traditional trades is meticulously presented to visitors depicting all phases of work, product trade and social circumstances in which craftsmen worked.

The bobbin-lace making was introduced at Loka territory in the 2nd half of the 19th century, linked to the older tradition of the Idria region. It spread over the Poljanska and Selška valleys, with centres in Žiri and Železniki. At the beginning of the 20th century, three schools of bobbin-lace making were founded in the region by the Vienna Central Institute for Women Handwork: the first one was opened in Žiri (1906), then in Železniki (1907) and also at Trata near Gorenja vas (1909). The schools' programme focused on the techniques and products which were interesting for the market.

Loka Museum 1998 permanent exhibition.jpgThe bobbin-lace collection at the Loka Museum, Škofja Loka, 1998

Cultural history and recent history displays

Other important exhibitions include a cultural history display, which presents a survey of the development of education in the Loka region and a collection of burgher ceramics from the 16th and 17th centuries. The museum houses the facsimiles of the Škofja Loka Manuscript and the documentation of an important part of the region's intangible heritage, the Škofja Loka Passion Play performances in 1936 and 1999.

A recent history collection presents the Loka region in the 20th century. Activities during World War I, the strike actions between 1935 and 1936, the Dražgoše battle during World War II, and the national liberation movement are some of the topics presented.

The recent permanent display presents the role of sports activities in the region. The history and development of the variety of sports disciplines are on view, ranging from basketball (introduced by the Ursulines at the very Loka Castle) to skydiving. The exhibition ends with a wall of fame that includes internationally successful competitors such as skier Jože Kuralt, athlete Brigita Langerholc, footballer Jan Oblak. The exhibition was initiated and prepared in close and long-term collaboration with local enthusiasts.

Ivan Tavčar in the Loka Museum

The legacy of the native, politician and writer Ivan Tavčar (1851–1923) and his wife Franja Tavčar (1868–1938), also an influential and active citizen, is displayed in a separate room at the Loka Castle, furnished with Kalan's furniture from Visoko, the setting of Tavčar's novel Visoška kronika (The Visoko Chronicle). The Tavčar collection was refurbished in 2012.

In collaboration with the Ljubljana Regional Office at the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia and the Municipality of Gorenja vas-Poljane, the Loka Museum has also prepared permanent displays on the Tavčar couple at their former Visoko Mansion, where their tomb is also located.

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